Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-04-01

Old 'S7 promises to be the boss year.
VIM. Hawley is back from Lewiston.
-A.Allan Green is in the Cmur 'dAlenes. i.
The Indians are beginning to show
themselves.
James B. Eads, Americas greatest
engineer Is dead.
A Cinnamon was the first passenger
to cross the mountain.
Lewiston wants to experiment with
an arteisan well. Go ahead.
Frequent sudden changes of weather
are bad for rheumatic people.
Pearson & Noyes have commenced
work on their new carpenter shop.
Two men were burned to death in
the big Walla Walla fire, March 8.
G. F. Cone and wife, of Freedom,
have returned from their eastern trip.
- Vancise & Rothwell's carpenter shop
is the old building below the meat mar
ket.
Judge Parker will have his office in
the FREE Press building until further
notice.
The editor who tried to run paper
to suit every body has been sent to an
insane asylum.
The religion of to-day is The pocket
book, and the more there is in it the
stronger is the faith.
Bill Short, Ch. Wilson, Amos Carver
and Griff Roberts were up from the
river during the week.
If every person would be half as good
as he expects his neigh bor to be- what a
heaven this world would be.
y w. S. M. Williams had the index
finger of his left hand bitten off by
horse Wednesday afternoon.
George Christie narrowly escaped
drowning in crossing Pine creek on his
last trip with the Orc Fino express.
Register Wins ton, of the. Lewiston
land Office, has resigned, and will prue~-
tice law in the Clearwater metropolis.
The kitchen window is the best of all
windows for plants; the steam from
boilers and kettles keeps the airAmoist.
The trade dollar is worth 100 cents
Mom now until July 1, 1887. After
that date they will be treated as silver
bullion.
F. E. Wyatt, the cattle baron Of Idaho
.aeounty, and Prof. John @. Welch re-
turned home yesterday after an all
winters absence.
Parties desiring dental work done will
find j. II. McCallie at his office in the
drug store every day between the hours
OF 8 A. M. and P. M.
u MIR. Telcher is living in his smoke
house pending the erection of his new
residence. His insurance of 81 400 has
been adjusted in full.
1t is important to know that if kid
gloves are laid upon a damp towel for
two or three minutes they will 60 on
with less chance of tearing.
Irregular attendance at school will
; generally affect boys education more
than any other single item.
Mary had little lamb,
T Before the deep snow fell.
1t died one night upon the range
Its little pelts for sale.
Chief Joseph visited the town of
Joseph, in the Wallowa valley, the
-eother day, and as he gazed about him
he sadly asked: "Is this the scene of
my childhood?"
+ Gov. Ward is entitled to pension of
eight dollars per month under the new
law which at last recognises the claims
of the Mexican war veterans, and he
forwarded his papers Monday.
If you wish to secure fruit or other
trees for spring planting, apply at once
to the undersigned, agent for the Col
f umbia valley nurseries at Walla Walla,
, Philip Ritz, proprietor.
+ AZ. A. A. Harris, agent.
i Mrs. Hepburn, daughter of James
D Davis, of Mt. Idaho, arrived from Los
Angeles last Saturday to visit her sick
father and was agreeably surprised to
= find him far advanced toward recovery.
t Old Indian Webb Testament living
9 in the forks of the Sweetwater, and the
larest stock owner on the reservation
< lost about 800 head of stock last winter
i but still has 1000 head left as basis
: for future operations.
i This year the moon is the reignine
planet. According to ancient belief
d when the moon ruled among the plan.
g cts the earth was most prolific in crops
/, of all kinds. If this be so, harvests viii
g be abundant this year.
L L.. .s.a. II.